Minnesota truckers express confidence despite sluggish economy
In a recent survey of Minnesota-based trucking fleets, some 60% said they expect modest economic growth to continue in 2013, which in turn is convincing some of them to add capacity to their operations next year.
Registration Opens for TMC’s 2013 Annual Meeting
Early-bird registration is now open for TMC’s 2013 Annual Meeting & Transportation Technology Exhibition, March 11-14, 2013 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel & Conference Center in Nashville, Tenn.
UPS orders 40 hydraulic hybrid delivery vehicles
GAFFNEY, S.C. — UPS has ordered 40 hydraulic hybrid walk-in vans from Freightliner Custom Chassis Corp.
Assorted Halloweenish Items
SCARY COSTUMES: A truck driver in New Hampshire said he was “surprised” late Tuesday night when a naked clown hopped into his truck and asked if he wanted to have sex.
Trailer Wizards appoints new Atlantic region leader
MONCTON, N.B. — Trailer Wizards has named Daran Ultican manager of its Moncton branch.
Washington State Chain Law Now in Effect
Beginning Nov. 1, Washington state law requires commercial vehicles and combinations of vehicles heavier than 10,000 pounds GVWR to carry sufficient tire chains.
ATA Names Road Team Finalists
The American Trucking Associations named 32 professional truck drivers as finalists in the selection process to become captains on the 2013-2014 America’s Road Team.
Trucking loses $140 million per day because of Sandy, but will benefit long-term
NASHVILLE, Ind. — The US trucking industry incurred short-term losses of US$140 million per day as a result of Super Storm Sandy, industry analyst FTR has estimated.
Clearing the brain while weathering Hurricane Sandy
When I was growing up as a kid in Rhode Island, there was a sports columnist who wrote for the Providence Journal, the state’s largest newspaper.
Three Drivers, Five Companies Named in Nebraska Crash Lawsuit
A wrongful death suit has been filed by the parents of a couple killed in a chain-reaction crash in September in western Nebraska.